The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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